Papua New Guinea vs Somalia: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural
Papua New Guinea
15.6%
in 2024
Somalia
14.4%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
27th
Somalia rank
30th
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Somalia
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 15.6% against 14.4% in Somalia, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Somalia ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 27th and Somalia ranks 30th of 247 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.5% | 50.4% | 36.9% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 30.4% | 15.8% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 17.6% | 2.2% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural, Papua New Guinea or Somalia?
- Papua New Guinea, at 15.6% against 14.4% in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural between Papua New Guinea and Somalia?
- 1.2%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Somalia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Somalia rank globally for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 27th and Somalia ranks 30th of 247 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.